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The school will also be offering mindful stretching breaks to pupils in-between lessons or after long periods of concentration.

These stretching sessions involve gentle exercise based on Yoga, Qigong and Tai Chi.

Emma Laird-Jones, a teacher at the Junior School, who helped to create the project said: “Mindfulness exercises are proven to help children learn positive life skills such as how to relax, channel feelings, deal with anger and focus better on tasks.

"They learn strategies that help them cope with a range of different situations and emotions.”

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Mrs Laird-Jones added: “To support healthy emotional development even our youngest pupils in Junior 1 to 3 are involved. The idea is with early intervention we can help prepare the children with the life skills required to thrive in the 21 century.”

Pupils will be given access to videos and links with further resources and are encouraged to take the toolkit home and share what they’ve learnt with their families.

“We live in exciting times, with ever-evolving technology creating a host of new opportunities. But with opportunity can come challenge, and youngsters are far from immune to the mental health pressures of the busy world in which we live.

Karl Otto, Primary 5 said: “I like mindfulness because it lets you have a brain break, which helps me to concentrate in class.”